For this week's blog post, please find one article in Houston History Magazine, summarize the article, and explain what you found interesting about it.
The article in Houston History Magazine (Houston's Helping Hand: Remembering Katrina) that I read was called William Reed: Using Technology to Find Lost Loved Ones. It was about when the evacuees from Hurricane Katrina came from New Orleans to Houston. They stayed in the Astro Dome.
The article explained how Dr. William Reed works for this company called Technology for All, and in the refuge, they set up 210 computers for people in search for lost loved ones. It was heartbreaking because a lot of the people were traumatized, illiterate, and foreign to computers. It took a lot of work, but they were able to connect many people with their families and friends, which made all the difference.
One thing that I found fascinating was this one evacuee who wrote a blog on these computers. When the people realized what he was doing, they hired him, and now he still works for them.
It really amazes me how when people are in need, people come together. Technology for All had 40 computers set up less than 24 hours after the evacuees arrived. By the end of the week, they had 210 computers. It's quite moving, how people can work together to produce results like this. I can't even possibly imagine what it would be like to be in a situation like that, but it's nice to know that you would have help.
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